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Atlanta Mayoral Candidates Talk Tech & City Startup Scene

Atlanta Mayoral Candidates Talk Tech & City Startup Scene

Crime and Buckhead cityhood are two of the topics front and center as candidates enter the final days of the 2021 Atlanta Mayoral race. But many of the 14 candidates are touting their entrepreneurial or small business background as key qualifications as they campaign to be “CEO of the City.

FlowPath Founders Find Common Ground In Facilities Management, Raise First Seed Round

FlowPath Founders Find Common Ground In Facilities Management, Raise First Seed Round

Kindergarten friends turned FSU college roommates Griffin Hamilton and Brandon Cummings now find themselves in the startup founder space after seeing first-hand how messy and complicated facilities management can be. The underlying operation of any building requires a lot of communication between various stakeholders, be it vendors, internal teams, or

Service Provider Capital Southeast Adds To Strong VC Landscape With Close of Fund II

Service Provider Capital Southeast Adds To Strong VC Landscape With Close of Fund II

The sheer number of deals in the Southeast venture capital over the last year has kept service providers (lawyers, accountants, bankers, etc.) busy. The team behind Service Provider Capital is looking to tap into this momentum as they close Fund II. The fund brings together service providers from across the

Atlanta-based Popmenu Stays Local With First Acquisition

Atlanta-based Popmenu Stays Local With First Acquisition

It may just be a match made in local foodie heaven. Following this summer’s $65 million Series C announcement, Popmenu says it plans to acquire local RestaurantTech startup and recent Techstars Atlanta graduate OrderNerd. The deal brings together startups addressing various pain points restauranteurs face. Popmenu is an all-in-one

Overline VC Moves Beyond Seed Stage With $13M "Opportunity Fund"

Overline VC Moves Beyond Seed Stage With $13M "Opportunity Fund"

When Overline VC closed an oversubscribed $27.4 million first fund, its investing thesis was simple: Find the best early-stage companies coming out of the Southeast and give those founders access to strong operating partners and a network of support. Since then Overline has invested in 17 pre-seed and seed-stage

For Mother-Daughter Duo, Tech & Dance Connect Generations

For Mother-Daughter Duo, Tech & Dance Connect Generations

For an Atlanta-based mother-daughter entrepreneurial team, deep conversations can start right in the App Store. Seventh-grader Serenity Marie and her mom Quyionah Wingfield recently launched Gen Connect Game, a platform to spark more family engagement through a curated list of questions and in-app activities. Gen Connect also comes with a

Startup Managr Looks To Grow Atlanta's Thriving SalesTech Ecosystem

Startup Managr Looks To Grow Atlanta's Thriving SalesTech Ecosystem

Atlanta started 2021 off with Calendly and Salesloft crossing the $1 billion valuation mark, putting the focus on the city’s impressive productivity and ‘SalesTech’ space. Michael Gorodisher has watched the sales landscape change over the course of his career as new software and techstack options sprung up to help